§ 4807. — Annual report.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC4807]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 74--COMPETITIVENESS POLICY COUNCIL
Sec. 4807. Annual report
(a) Submission of report
The Council shall annually on March 1 submit to the President, the
Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, and the appropriate Committees of
the House of Representatives and the Senate a report setting forth--
(1) the goals to achieve a more competitive United States
economy;
(2) the policies needed to meet such goals;
(3) a summary of existing policies of the Federal Government or
State and local governments significantly affecting the
competitiveness of the United States economy; and
(4) a summary of significant economic and technological
developments, in the United States and abroad, affecting the
competitive position of United States industries.
(b) Contents of report
The report submitted under subsection (a) of this section shall--
(1) identify and describe actual or foreseeable developments, in
the United States and abroad, which--
(A) create a significant likelihood of a competitive
challenge to, or of substantial dislocation in, an established
United States industry;
(B) present significant opportunities for United States
industries to compete in new geographical markets or product
markets, or to expand the position of such industries in
established markets; or
(C) create a significant risk that United States industries
shall be unable to compete successfully in significant markets;
(2) specify the industry sectors affected by the developments
described in the report under paragraph (1); and
(3) contain a statement of the findings and recommendations of
the Council during the previous fiscal year, including any
recommendations of the Council for (a) such legislative or
administrative actions as the Council considers appropriate, and (b)
including the elimination, consolidation, reorganization of
government agencies especially such agencies that specifically deal
with research, science, technology, and international trade.
(c) Report by Congressional committees
The Council shall consult with each committee to which a report is
submitted under this section and after such consultation, each such
committee shall submit to its respective House a report setting forth
the views and recommendations of such committee with respect to the
report of the Council.
(Pub. L. 100-418, title V, Sec. 5208, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1461;
Pub. L. 101-382, title I, Sec. 133(d), Aug. 20, 1990, 104 Stat. 649.)
Amendments
1990--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101-382 substituted ``on March 1'' for
``prepare and''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 4806 of this title.
